Art

AMERICAN SWEDISH INSTITUTE
2600 Park Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-871-4907
Treasures from the Personal Collections of Anders Zorn and Carl Larsson. Opens Feb. 13. Through May 19.

BABYLON INTERNATIONAL CAFE & GALLERY
1624 E. Lake St., Mpls.,
612-722-5438
Women Create! A women’s artist collective. Meetings held every other Thursday, 7 p.m. Call for next date.
Women Create!ing Themselves: A Self-Portrait Show. Through Feb. 13.

BELL MUSEUM OF
NATURAL HISTORY
East Bank U of M,
10 Church St. SE, Mpls.,
612-626-7704
Alaska WILD 2001. Through Feb. 10.
JASON XIII: Frozen Worlds Student-made exhibit. Through May 3.

CIRCA GALLERY
1637 Hennepin Ave., Mpls.,
612-332-2386
Harold Hollingsworth & James Holmberg. Through Mar. 8.

CITY HALL
Rm 330, 350 S. 5th St., Mpls.,
612-673-5449
Monica Angle. Through Feb. 28.

FOSHAY TOWER
821 Marquette Ave., Mpls.,
612-672-3878
Printmaking Perspectives. Through Feb. 15.

GAGE FAMILY GALLERY
Augsburg College,
2211 Riverside Ave., Mpls.
Night Altar by Day: New Paintings by Barbara Lea. Opens Feb. 8, reception 6-9 p.m. Through Mar. 7.

GALLERY 360
3011 W. 50th St. (at Xerxes), Mpls., 612-925-2400
99 Boxes: Assemblage art by Shawn Holster, Tyler Blue & Phil Arrington. Through Feb. 17.

GROVELAND GALLERY
25 Groveland Terrace, Mpls.,
612-377-7800
Darin D. Anderson: Peace Garden. Through Mar. 9.
William E. Murray: New Work. Through Mar. 9.

HENNEPIN HISTORY
MUSEUM
2303 Third Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-870-1329
Environmental Portraits. Through June 1.
The Concept is Simple. Through May 1.
Unsatisfied: Minneapolis Rock in the 1980s. Through Apr. 28.
History 101. Ongoing.
Lions and Tigers and Bears: The Story of Fish Jones and Longfellow Gardens. Ongoing.
Woodlands & Prairies. Ongoing.
The Bicycle Room. Ongoing.
City Kids Gallery. Ongoing.
Fashion Slaves. Ongoing.


INTERMEDIA ARTS
2822 Lyndale Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-871-4444
Involved. Through Feb. 4. $2 suggested donation.
Stitch of Time: Intergenerational Story Cloth Exhibition. Through Mar. 24. $2 suggested donation.

JEAN STEPHEN GALLERIES
917 Nicollet Mall, Mpls., 612-338-4333
Rembrandt Millennium Impressions. Through Feb. 28.

MINNEAPOLIS COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN
2501 Stevens Ave., Mpls.,
612-873-3793
Visual Language 2002: Work by MCAD Students. Through Feb. 21.

MCAD/CALHOUN SQUARE GALLERY
3001 Hennepin Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-874-3793
Drawings: Recent Work by MCAD Students. Through Feb. 16.

MINNEAPOLIS
INSTITUTE OF ARTS
2400 Third Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-870-3000
Giacometti Sculpture. Ongoing.
Sumptuous and Sublime: Two Japanese Rooms. Ongoing.

MINNESOTA CENTER FOR BOOK ARTS
Open Book Center, 1011 Washington Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-215-2520
Collaborative Visions. Through Feb. 21.

MCAD/CALHOUN SQUARE GALLERY
3001 Hennepin Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-874-3793
Drawings: Recent Work by MCAD Students. Through Feb. 16.

NASH GALLERY
Willey Hall, West Bank U of M, 225 19th Ave. S., Mpls.
Russell Sharon: Origins of Landscape. Through Feb. 15.

NORTHERN CLAY CENTER
2424 E. Franklin Ave., Mpls.,
612-339-8007
Three Jerome Artists: Katharine Gotham, Kristin Plucar, and Emily Schroeder. Through Feb. 16.

OPENING NIGHT GALLERY
2836 Lyndale Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-870-2325
Nicholas Reti: Conjuring Space. Through Feb. 15.

PARTS GALLERY
711 W. Lake St., Mpls., 612-824-5500
CarlVision. Artist talk Feb. 21, 7 p.m. Through Mar. 10.
Image of Afghanistan: Simon Norfolk, Stuart Klipper & Fazal Sheikh. Through Mar. 10.
The Flag: Patriotism/Peace/
Protest. Through Mar. 10.

ROTH FINE ARTS
1200 Nicollet Mall, Mpls.,
612-338-1138
New Vision: Acrylic, watercolor
and paintings by James P. Cecko and Frank Schreiber. Ongoing.

SHELLEY HOLZEMER GALLERY
4810 Nicollet Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-824-0640
Holzemer Gallery Artists: Paintings, photography, mixed media, sculpture & jewelry. Through Mar. 9. Closing reception Mar. 9, 12-5 p.m.

SOO VISUAL ARTS
2640 Lyndale Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-871-2263
Abjectify. Through Mar. 24.

SOVEREIGN GROUNDS
813 E. 48th St. Mpls., 612-825-6157
Walter Kvasnik: Photographs from Turkey. Ongoing.

TEXTILE ART GALLERY
3000 University Ave. SE, Mpls.,
612-436-0464
Constructed Surfaces. Through Mar. 2.

WALKER ART CENTER
Vineland Place, Mpls.,
612-375-7622
Vital Forms: American Art and Design in the Atomic Age, 1940-1960. Opens Feb. 17. Through May 12.
Walk Around Time: Selections from the Permanent Collection. Opens Feb. 17. Through April 4.
Artist-in-Residence: Alan Berliner, “The Language of Names.” Opens Feb. 17. Through Aug. 18.
The Essential Donald Judd. Through Mar. 31.
American Tableaux.Through June 16.
Free Thursday. Free admission, free film, free performance.
Free First Saturday for Families. First Saturday of each month with activies and performances. 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

WEISMAN ART MUSEUM
333 East River Rd., Mpls.,
612-625-9494
Time Take. Through Apr. 7.
New Visions of the American Heartland: Malcolm Cochran, Kerry James Marshall, Maya Lin, and Mary Lucier. Through Mar. 24.


Theater

ACADIA CABARET THEATER
1931 Nicollet Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-874-8800
The Crepuscular Society Show of Comedy. Feb. 7-10, 7 p.m. $10.
Snowhawk and Grace. Thu. Feb. 14 - Sun. Feb. 17, 7:30 p.m. $10.

AUGSBURG COLLEGE
Tjornhom-Nelson Theater, Foss Center, 22nd Ave. S. & Riverside Ave., Mpls., 612-3300-1257
Augsburg College Theater presents “A Night Out” and “Night School.” Feb. 7-9, 7 p.m.; Feb. 10, 2 p.m. $6.

BEDLAM THEATRE
514 1/2 Cedar Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-341-1038
Terminus. Opens Feb. 15. Thu.-Sun. 8:30 p.m.; Also Mon. Feb. 18 & Wed. Mar. 6. Through Mar. 10. $10-$15.

BRAVE NEW INSTITUTE & ETC THEATRE
2605 Hennepin Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-332-6620
Six Ring Circus: Brave New Institute students performing long form improvisation. Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m. Free; Saturdays, 9 p.m. $5.

BRAVE NEW WORKSHOP
3001 Hennepin Ave. S, Mpls.,
612-332-6620
We Moved Our Cheese (and everything else); or, Hindsight is 2605 Hennepin Ave. Thu.-Sat. through Mar. 30. $15-$15.

BRYANT LAKE BOWL
810 W. Lake St., Mpls.,
612-825-8949
Minneapolis Musical Theatre presents “Weird Romance.” Fri.-Sat. 7 p.m. Also Mon. Feb. 18 & 25 & Thu. Feb. 14, 7 p.m. Through Feb. 25. $17.
Melissa Birch presents “Red Curtain Cabaret.” Opens Feb. 5. Tue. 8 p.m. Through Feb. 26. $10.
Jay Gilligan presents “Building Weight.” Opens Feb. 21. Thursdays, 7 p.m. Through Apr. 25. $14.
Heather Spear presents “Dykes Do Drag.” Thu. Feb. 21, Mar. 21 & Apr. 18, 9:30 p.m. $12.

CEDAR RIVERSIDE PEOPLE’S CENTER
425 20th Ave. S., Mpls., 612-277-0262
Sweet Charities Theatre Company presnts “Sir EZ and The Dreamers.” Open Feb. 22. Through Mar. 10.

CHILDREN’S THEATER
2400 3rd Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-343-3390
The Beggars’ Strike. Through Feb. 16.
The Snow Queen. Opens Feb. 26. Through Apr. 13.

GUTHRIE THEATER
725 Vineland Place, Mpls.,
612-377-2224
Antony and Cleopatra. Through Feb. 25. $16-$44.

HEY CITY THEATRE
824 Hennepin Ave., Mpls.,
612-673-0404
Smokey Joe’s Cafe. Through Mar. 31.
Nunsense Amen! Through May 26.

HISTORIC ORPHEUM THEATRE
910 Hennepin Ave., Mpls.,
612-673-0404
Fiddler on the Roof. Through Feb. 10.

HOWARD CONN FINE ARTS CENTER
1900 Nicollet Mall, Mpls.,
612-623-9180
Youth Performance Company presents “Island of the Blue Dolphins.” Through Feb. 10.

ILLUSION THEATRE
HCA, 528 Hennepin Ave., Mpls., 612-339-4944
Karen Finley presents “Shut Up and Love Me.” Feb. 15-16, 8 p.m.; Feb. 17, 7 p.m.
Lloyd’s Prayer. Opens Feb. 23. Through Mar. 16.

IN THE HEART OF THE BEAST PUPPET & MASK THEATRE
1500 E. Lake St., Mpls., 612-721-2535
The Nightingale. Fri.-Sat. 7:30 p.m.; Sun. 2 p.m. Through Feb. 24. $17.

LORING PLAYHOUSE
1633 Hennepin Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-486-5757
Scrimshaw Brothers present “Look Ma No Pants!” Ongoing first Fri. & Sat. of each month.

MUSIC BOX THEATRE
Nicollet & 14th St., Mpls.,
612-673-0404
Triple Espresso. Ongoing.

PLAYWRIGHTS’ CENTER
2301 E. Franklin Ave., Mpls.,
612-724-3760
Frank Theatre presents “Self Defense; or, Death of Some Salesmen.” Opens Feb. 7. Thu.-Sat. 8 p.m.; Sun. 2 p.m. Through Mar. 3.

SOUTHERN THEATER
1420 Washington Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-340-1725
Experimental Cabaret: Leslie Ball hosts “Balls.” Saturdays at midnight $5.

THEATRE GARAGE
Franklin & Lyndale, Mpls.,
952-837-1762
Eye of the Storm presents “Cowbird.” Thu. Feb. 14, 8 p.m. $10-$20.

UNIVERSITY THEATRE
Rarig Center, Stoll Thrust Theatre,
West Bank U of M, 330 S. 21st Ave., Mpls., 612-624-2345
Victory. Feb. 1-16 & 22-23, 8 p.m.; Feb. 17 & 24, 2 p.m.; Feb. 21, 7:30 p.m.

U OF M - FERGUSEN HALL
West Bank, 2106 4th St. S., Mpls., 612-702-8429
MPIRG presents “The Vagina Monologues.” Fri. Feb. 15, 7 p.m. & 9:30 p.m. $12-$15.

WALKER COMMUNITY CHURCH
3104 16th Ave. S., Mpls.
River’s Edge Playback Theatre. Every first Friday of the month.


WOMAN’S CLUB THEATER
410 Oak Grovee St., Mpls.,
612-702-8429
MPIRG presents “The Vagina Monologues.” Feb. 16, 7 p.m. & 9:30 p.m. $12-$15.


Workshops, Readings & Lectures

ACADIA CABARET THEATER
1931 Nicollet Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-874-8800
Final Test. Hosted by local Master Storytellers Loren Niemi andd Nancy Donoval. Thu. Feb. 21 & 28, 7:30 p.m. $5.
Spoken word w/ Minnesota Slam Poet and Powerhouse Rush Merchant III. Sun. Feb. 24, 7 p.m.
Verbose. Last Tuesday of each month, 7:30 p.m.
Vibin Open Mic. Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m.

ANODYNE COFFEE HOUSE
43rd & Nicollet Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-824-4300
Open mic. Hosted by Matt Harmoning. Wednesdays, 9 p.m.

BABYLON GALLERY
1624 E. Lake St., Mpls.,
612-722-5438
Hyperbole Open Mic. 2nd Wednesday of the month. Hosted by Music Master. Open mic slots 9:30-10 p.m. $5 suggested donation.
Young People’s Open Mic. Wed. Feb. 6, 6 p.m. $5.

BIRCH BARK BOOKS
2115 W. 21st St., Mpls.,
612-374-4023
Storytime. Children of all ages welcome. Wednesdays, 11 a.m. & Saturdays , 3 p.m.

BLACK FOREST INN
Festsaal Banquet Space,
9 E. 26th St., Mpls., 612-870-6583
Cheap Theatre presents “Knowing Better.” Special Valentines storytelling show. Feb. 14-15, 7:30 p.m. $12.

GAIAN EDUCATION
2910 11th Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-872-0164
Introduction to Gaian Education Lecture. Tuesdays, 7 p.m.
Gaian Circle. Dialogue/
discussion. Thursdays, 7 p.m.

MINNEAPOLIS PLANETARIUM
300 Nicollet Mall, Mpls., 612-630-6150
Winter Star Show Schedule Jan 12 - Apr 18:
Space Dreams. Sat. & Sun. 2:15 p.m.; Thu. 7 p.m.
Dinosaurs in the Dark of Night. Sat. & Sun. 1 p.m.
There’s No Place Like Space. Sat. 11 a.m.
Romancing the Stars. 2nd Sat. of the month 7 p.m.
Follow the Drinking Gourd. Sat. & Sun. in February 3:30 p.m.

MINNEAPOLIS SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL
Mpls., 612-668-4326
Homeward Bound Theatre Company presents “Storytelling & Acting.” Mon. Feb. 11, 7-9 p.m.


PHELPS PARK COMMUNITY CENTER
701 E. 39th St., Mpls., 612-250-2702
Black History Celebration and Health Fair. Sat. Feb. 23.

PILLSBURY HOUSE
3501 Chicago Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-821-5151
Women’s Self-Esteem Support Group. Mondays, 6-7:30 p.m.

RUMINATOR BOOKS
@ OPEN BOOK
1011 Washington Ave. S., Mpls., 651-699-0587
Anthony Bourdain reads from his memoir, A Cook’s Tour: In Search of the Perfect Meal. Mon. Feb. 4, 7:30 p.m. Free.
Madelon Sprengnether reads from her new book, Crying at the Movies: A Film Memoir. Sat. Feb. 9, 7 p.m.
Bart Schneider reads from his new novel, Secret Love. Mon. Feb. 11, 7:30 p.m. Freee.

ST. PAUL’S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH
1901 Portland Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-874-0133
Christianity: Boring, Unture & Irrelevant? Sun. Feb. 10, 6 p.m. Free supper.

WALKER ART CENTER
Vineland Place, Mpls., 612-375-7622
Edupoetic Enterbrainment. Feb. 7, 6:30 p.m. Gallery 8 Restaurant.

WEISMAN ART MUSEUM
333 E. River Rd., Mpls., 612-625-9494
Anchee Min. Wed. Feb. 13, 7:30 p.m.
Madelon Sprengnether reads from her memoir Crying at the Movies: A Film Memoir. Feb. 20, 7:30 p.m.
New Voices of the Midwest. Feb. 6, 7 p.m.
The Power of the Arts in Small Midwestern Towns. Feb. 10, 20 p.m.


Dance & Performance

CEDAR CULTURAL CENTER
416 Cedar Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-870-8831
Ethnic Dance Theatre Benefit: Mardi Gras Dance Party. Feb. 17, 7-10 p.m.

CHRISTOPHER WATSON DANCE STUDIO
711 W. Lake St., Mpls., 612-721-3595
Contact Improv Dance and Open Jam. All levels. Sundays 11-1 p.m.

FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES
2507 E. 25th St., Mpls., 612-724-9714
Modern Dance. Saturdays $4.
Country Jam. Sundays, 3-7 p.m. Free.

INTERMEDIA ARTS
2822 Lyndale Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-871-4444
Absolute Originals. Opens Feb. 6. Through Feb. 25.

NORTHROP AUDITORIUM
84 Church St. SE, Mpls.,
612-624-2345
Trisha Brown Dance Company. Sat. Feb. 9, 8 p.m.
Monte/Brown Dance Company. Feb. 23, 8 p.m.




PATRICK’S CABARET
3010 Minnehaha Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-721-3595
Cabaret Performance. Featuring Aneka McMullen, The isms (Jeff Yoon/Mya Wagner), Catherine Baumgartner, Ilze Mueller, Jay Huber, & Stuart Rosen. Feb. 8-9, 8 p.m. $6.

PILLSBURY HOUSE THEATRE
3501 Chicago Ave. S., Mpls.,
Guess Who Productions presents “Flayva!!” Feb. 7, 7:30 p.m.

RENDEZVOUS BALLROOM
2424 Nicollet Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-728-3792
All ages welcome.
Dance Party and Dance Lesson. Saturdays, 8 p.m. $5.
Salsa Rueda. Mondays 7:30 p.m. beginners; Mondays 8:30 p.m. intermediates; Saturdays 4 p.m. beginners; Saturdays 5 p.m. intermediates; Saturdays 6 p.m. advanced. $5/ hour class.
Intermediate Salsa Lessons. Tuesdays 7 p.m. & Saturdays 2 p.m. Ongoing. $10/ class.

SOUTHERN THEATER
1420 Washington Ave., Mpls.,
612-340-1725
Dancing to Byzantium. Feb. 14-24, 8 p.m. $22-$10.

TAPESTRY FOLKDANCE CENTER
3748 Minnehaha Ave. S., Mpls., 612-722-2914
Swing Classes. Thursdays, 6:30-9:30 p.m. $7.
Late Night Swing. Thursdays, 10 p.m. - 2 a.m. $4.
International Dancing. Fridays. Teaching 7:30-8:30 p.m. Request Dancing follows 8:30-11:30 p.m. $5.
Swing Dance w/ Live Music. 1st Sat. of month 8:30 p.m. $8.
Contra Dance. 2nd, 3rd & 4th Sat. 7:30 p.m. $7.
Family Folkdance. 2nd Sun., 1:30-3 p.m.
English Country Dancing w/ Live Music. 1st Sun. of the month 6-9 p.m. $5.
English Country Dancing. Sundays 7-9 p.m. $5.



Music

ORCHESTRA HALL
1111 Nicollet Mall, Mpls.,
612-371-5656
MN Orchestra w/ Roberto Abbado & Jon Kimura Parker. Feb. 13-16.
MN Orchestra w/ Radu Lupu. Wed. Feb. 6, 7:30 p.m..; Fri. Feb. 8, 8 p.m.

TEMPLE ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE
2324 Emerson Ave. S., Mpls., 612-871-1701
MN Sinfonia w/ guest violinist Yuri Merzhevsky. Feb. 17, 2 p.m.

UMOJA DRUM & MUSIC
1920 11th Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-872-0164
Beginning Hand Drumming Class. Fridays, 6 p.m.
Youth Drum Circle. Saturdays, 11 a.m.
Beginning Music Classes. Arranged individually.
Open Drum & Music Jam. 1st Fri. of month, 8:30 p.m. $3 suggested donation.

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